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Shout Out – Our Young Ambassadors - 4 May 2018
Back to College – MCR takes part in Careers Week at City of Glasgow College - 12 March 2018
Reflecting on National Expansion of MCR, Groundbreaking Mentoring Programme - 16 February 2018
STV Children’s Appeal Supports Mentor Programme & Glasgow Young People - 12 February 2018
General Teaching Council Shares MCR’s Latest Progress - 25 January 2018
Whitehill Secondary: Creating Community and the Glue that Keeps it Altogether - 24 January 2018
Sharon’s Letter to St Mungo - 15 January 2018
Frances’ Letter to St Mungo - 5 January 2018
MCR Launches 2018 #GiveAnHour Campaign - 3 January 2018

Aberdeen

Former Lord Provost shares his mentoring experience in drive to get youngsters’ lives back on track - 27 July 2021
A Year of Resilience – Launching & Expanding During Lockdown - 19 March 2021
Charlene’s* Story: A Helping Hand to Support an Incredible Person - 4 March 2021
Local charity seeks volunteers for their mentor program - 5 November 2020
Broadening Horizons – Reaching 4,000 Young People - 14 October 2020
Aberdeen City Council expands MCR mentoring programme for young people - 30 September 2020
Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce’s Joan shares mentoring experience - 20 February 2020
Ali’s Story: Becoming Someone’s ‘One Good Adult’ - 23 May 2019
Why I volunteer: Think you couldn’t be a mentor? All it takes is listening - 23 March 2019
Evening Express – First 100 MCR Mentors Sign up in North East - 9 March 2019
North-East mentoring programme hits milestone as 100 mentors sign up - 22 February 2019
Mentoring charity MCR Pathways to help 1000 more disadvantaged young Scots over next 18 months - 8 February 2019
MCR Pathways launches new campaign The Ripple Effect - 7 February 2019
Mentoring Matters 2… Education, Attainment, Success and YOU - 14 September 2018
Business Leaders sign up to support MCR Pathways - 17 August 2018
MCR Pathways Establishes New National Advisory Group to Help Drive Expansion - 17 August 2018
MCR Pathways Partners with Wood Foundation to bring Mentoring to the North East - 19 June 2018
Pupils to benefit from new mentoring scheme - 15 June 2018
Charity programme to support young people expands into north-east schools - 15 June 2018
Reflecting on National Expansion of MCR, Groundbreaking Mentoring Programme - 16 February 2018
Glasgow Live: Pioneering Glasgow school mentoring programme to embark on national expansion - 6 February 2018

Aberdeenshire

#BeTheBridge – Harvesting Future Plans in Huntly - 17 December 2020
A Taste of the Future in Aberdeenshire - 14 April 2020
Sandy’s Story: Bringing Life Experiences from One Generation to the Next - 20 February 2020
Sarah’s Story: She Says “Do it!” - 12 February 2020
Charity appeals for mentors in Aberdeenshire - 7 November 2019
Charity seeking 40 new volunteer mentors in Peterhead - 7 November 2019
Mentoring charity looking for new volunteers in north-east - 15 August 2019
Inverurie Academy’s MCR Journey - 22 July 2019
Lorraine’s Story: Bringing Self-Confidence Through Mentoring - 19 June 2019
Tamzin: Gaining the confidence to express herself - 9 May 2019
Kev’s Mentor Story: A Job for a Fire-Fighter - 30 April 2019
Why I volunteer: Think you couldn’t be a mentor? All it takes is listening - 23 March 2019
Evening Express – First 100 MCR Mentors Sign up in North East - 9 March 2019
North-East mentoring programme hits milestone as 100 mentors sign up - 22 February 2019
Mentoring charity MCR Pathways to help 1000 more disadvantaged young Scots over next 18 months - 8 February 2019
MCR Pathways launches new campaign The Ripple Effect - 7 February 2019
Mentoring Matters 2… Education, Attainment, Success and YOU - 14 September 2018
Business Leaders sign up to support MCR Pathways - 17 August 2018
MCR Pathways Establishes New National Advisory Group to Help Drive Expansion - 17 August 2018
MCR Pathways Partners with Wood Foundation to bring Mentoring to the North East - 19 June 2018
Pupils to benefit from new mentoring scheme - 15 June 2018
Charity programme to support young people expands into north-east schools - 15 June 2018
Reflecting on National Expansion of MCR, Groundbreaking Mentoring Programme - 16 February 2018
Glasgow Live: Pioneering Glasgow school mentoring programme to embark on national expansion - 6 February 2018

Alt Layout

An open letter to Scotland’s Young People - 8 August 2022
COP26 & politics – sort it now or pay a bigger price? - 29 November 2021
The Promise that must be kept - 20 July 2021
Talk is cheap, change can be cheaper - 13 April 2021
What does care and compassion have to do with business success? - 29 March 2021
What effective partnerships should be in 2021 - 15 December 2020
Recovery starts with saying it the way it is - 24 November 2020
Respectfully disruptive is the way to progress - 25 August 2020
Fail to plan, we are planning to Fail - 18 August 2020
Re-floating the economy is a health and wellbeing emergency - 4 August 2020
It is time to fuse social & economic policies - 29 June 2020

Benefits to Organisations

Mentoring The Future – Podcast Feature - 1 November 2021
Mentoring Matters to Better Business! - 29 November 2019
How MCR Mentoring Can Kick Start Your Career as a New Graduate - 18 October 2019
Why Edrington CEO Scott McCroskie thinks MCR Mentoring makes you a better business leader - 4 October 2019
Inspiration in the Air – Talent Taster Season - 14 December 2018
Why Leaders are Choosing MCR Mentoring - 5 October 2018
5 Reasons MCR Mentoring Enhances the Work Place! - 28 September 2018
Open Door – Uni Talent Tasters Introduce Young People to HE - 29 May 2018
An Essential Balance – Mentoring and Work - 8 March 2018

Bridging Better Futures

An open letter to Scotland’s Young People - 8 August 2022
COP26 & politics – sort it now or pay a bigger price? - 29 November 2021
The Promise that must be kept - 20 July 2021
Talk is cheap, change can be cheaper - 13 April 2021
What does care and compassion have to do with business success? - 29 March 2021
What effective partnerships should be in 2021 - 15 December 2020
Recovery starts with saying it the way it is - 24 November 2020
Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care: Delving Deeper to Come Back Stronger - 17 November 2020
Put Relationships At The Heart Of Recovery And Fuse Social And Economic Policies - 26 August 2020
Respectfully disruptive is the way to progress - 25 August 2020
Fail to plan, we are planning to Fail - 18 August 2020
Re-floating the economy is a health and wellbeing emergency - 4 August 2020
It is time to fuse social & economic policies - 29 June 2020

Case Studies

#BeTheBridge – Remaining Positive Through Lockdown in South Lanarkshire - 19 March 2021
Katie’s Story: Exploring a future in health care - 11 March 2021
Martim’s* Story: Building the confidence to ask for help - 11 March 2021
Young Carers Action Day: Philip’s* Story - 10 March 2021
Robert’s* Story: Planting the seeds of success - 10 March 2021
Megan’s story: From shyness to the spotlight - 23 February 2021
#BeTheBridge – Looking Forward to the Future at Craigroyston - 17 December 2020
#BeTheBridge – Harvesting Future Plans in Huntly - 17 December 2020
#BeTheBridge – Reaching out to Bring a Young Person Out of Their Shell - 17 December 2020
Jenny & Susanne’s Story – Always Having Someone to Rely On - 13 November 2020
Then & Now – Mentor Gary Sees a “Little Wall Flower” Bloom Into a Sunflower - 10 November 2020
Penny’s Story: “It’s the most enthralling thing you’ll ever do!” - 16 October 2020

Clackmannanshire

A Year of Resilience – Launching & Expanding During Lockdown - 19 March 2021
MCR Pathways mentoring programme working to keep Clacks students connected through lockdown - 8 June 2020
Innovative school mentor programme launched in Clacks schools - 7 November 2019
Three Clacks High Schools to Take Part in New Mentoring Programme - 31 October 2019
School pupil mentorship programme launched in Clackmannanshire - 15 August 2019
Pioneering School Mentoring Programme Launches in Clackmannanshire - 14 August 2019

Dundee

Festival Heroes: an appetite for altruistic actions - 4 August 2022
Up to 200 volunteers sought to mentor young people in Dundee – here’s how to get involved - 22 June 2022
MCR Pathways calls for 200 new mentors in Dundee - 21 June 2022
‘Life changing’ mentoring programme introduced to Dundee schools - 14 March 2022

East Lothian

MCR Pathways Programme Launches in First East Lothian Schools - 1 November 2022

Edinburgh

A Year of Resilience – Launching & Expanding During Lockdown - 19 March 2021
#BeTheBridge – Looking Forward to the Future at Craigroyston - 17 December 2020
Charity is looking for mentors now - 24 September 2020
Edinburgh schools seek hundreds of mentors for disadvantaged pupils - 23 September 2020
‘Vulnerable pupils failing to keep up in lockdown’ - 30 July 2020
Mentoring programme rolled out across capital - 27 February 2020
Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce: #BeTheBridge for young people in Edinburgh with MCR Pathways - 14 February 2020
Why I volunteer: Think you couldn’t be a mentor? All it takes is listening - 23 March 2019
Mentoring charity MCR Pathways to help 1000 more disadvantaged young Scots over next 18 months - 8 February 2019
MCR Pathways launches new campaign The Ripple Effect - 7 February 2019
MCR Pathways Wins First National Award – Children & Young People Now - 30 November 2018
Mentoring Matters 2… Education, Attainment, Success and YOU - 14 September 2018
MCR Pathways Establishes New National Advisory Group to Help Drive Expansion - 17 August 2018

England Featured

The Herts Team Appears on the Radio Discussing All Things MCR Pathways - 28 November 2023
Voices from Herts: Reflecting on the MCR Pathways Programme - 8 November 2023
MCR are now supporting 541 young people in Hertfordshire schools across the county - 1 May 2023
MCR recruiter Peter Hopkins talks about his mentoring journey on radio - 29 March 2023
MCR Pathways programme launches in first English Schools - 7 December 2021
MCR Pathways Wins National Charity Award - 14 June 2021
MCR Founder & Chair Appointed to The Promise Oversight Board - 8 February 2021
Three quarters of Scotland’s disadvantaged children unable to do any lockdown school work - 29 July 2020
BBC Reporting Scotland MCR Pathways Keeping Relationships growing & helping 300 Young Scots get online - 12 June 2020
MCR Pathways mentor scheme helps children in care to keep pace with peers - 28 January 2020

Featured - Hertfordshire

The Herts Team Appears on the Radio Discussing All Things MCR Pathways - 28 November 2023
Voices from Herts: Reflecting on the MCR Pathways Programme - 8 November 2023
MCR Pathways Wins Silver at SME Hertfordshire Business Awards 2023 - 27 September 2023
MCR are now supporting 541 young people in Hertfordshire schools across the county - 1 May 2023
MCR recruiter Peter Hopkins talks about his mentoring journey on radio - 29 March 2023

Featured Articles

MSPs visit Hermitage Academy to Learn more about mentoring programme - 28 April 2025
Response to Parliamentary Motion S6M-17212 from Stephanie Callaghan MSP - 28 April 2025
Scots mum blasts plans to cut ‘life changing’ mentoring scheme for youngsters in care - 21 May 2024
Council told: young lives can’t afford cutbacks on vital mentoring service - 6 May 2024
Senior judge’s plea to Glasgow City Council - 6 May 2024
Honourable Lady Rae writes letter to Glasgow City Council in support of MCR Pathways - 6 May 2024
Cutting mentoring for pupils threatens their future - 25 March 2024
MCR Pathways graduate on why the scheme is so important - 14 March 2024
Mentoring programme leaders fear review will not halt job cuts - 11 March 2024
Plans to drop city mentoring scheme will be catastrophic - 11 March 2024
The Positive Ripple Effect of Volunteering - 4 March 2024
Iain MacRitchie on Cuts in a Crisis - 4 March 2024
MCR Pathways Wins Silver at SME Hertfordshire Business Awards 2023 - 27 September 2023
MCR Pathways Programme Launches in First East Lothian Schools - 1 November 2022
Scots Welltech Launching Platform for Volunteer Mentors - 9 August 2022
An open letter to Scotland’s Young People - 8 August 2022
MCR Pathways mentoring programme reaches over 100 schools - 8 March 2022
No Young Person Should Feel Alone – Share an Hour in 2022 - 5 January 2022
MCR Pathways programme launches in first English Schools - 7 December 2021
Mentoring charity is expanding - 2 December 2021
MCR Pathways to reach many more young people across UK with new appointments, trustees & more - 30 November 2021
Mentoring The Future – Podcast Feature - 1 November 2021
The Promise that must be kept - 20 July 2021
Four charities hailed as ‘bright lights’ for tackling disadvantage despite ‘dark’ pandemic - 15 June 2021
MCR Pathways Wins National Charity Award - 14 June 2021
Hunter Foundation commits £7.5m to support educational and economic recovery - 9 June 2021
Talk is cheap, change can be cheaper - 13 April 2021
MCR Pathways mentor Iain MacRitchie describes how service coped with coronavirus - 25 March 2021
Announcement: Major Milestone for Mentoring in Scotland - 24 March 2021
MCR Founder & Chair Appointed to The Promise Oversight Board - 8 February 2021
MCR Pathways appoints first Director of Education & Schools, as it reaches 75 secondary schools throughout Scotland - 30 November 2020
Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care: Delving Deeper to Come Back Stronger - 17 November 2020
Firefighter overcomes homelessness to mentor young people in similar positions - 17 November 2020
Broadening Horizons – Reaching 4,000 Young People - 14 October 2020
I’d be dead without it’: how mentoring is changing the lives of care leavers in Scotland - 13 October 2020
Aberdeen City Council expands MCR mentoring programme for young people - 30 September 2020
Top award for charity founder - 11 September 2020
Investment firm veteran to take reins at mentor charity - 31 August 2020
Put Relationships At The Heart Of Recovery And Fuse Social And Economic Policies - 26 August 2020
MCR Pathways Lockdown Survey Coverage on STV 6 O’Clock News - 30 July 2020
MCR Pathways Lockdown Survey: Listening To The Voices Of Our Young People - 29 July 2020
BBC Reporting Scotland MCR Pathways Keeping Relationships growing & helping 300 Young Scots get online - 12 June 2020
New mentoring programme to launch at the Anderson - 10 March 2020
Edinburgh roll out award-winning MCR mentoring programme as part of commitment to the Care Review - 28 February 2020
A New Foundation of Care – Mentoring & Scotland’s Independent Care Review - 21 February 2020
Research shows it’s worth skipping class for mentoring - 20 February 2020
Mentoring to be permanent part of Glasgow’s secondary schools - 17 February 2020
Iain MacRitchie: Why we must change doomed fate of our care-experienced young people - 5 February 2020
Life-changing mentoring programme keeps children in school for longer - 28 January 2020
The Lasting Impact of MCR Mentoring: Study by ScotCen & Robertson Trust - 28 January 2020
A Decade of Change: 2010 – 2019 at MCR Pathways - 24 January 2020
Scottish Fire & Rescue Service Partners with MCR Pathways - 10 January 2020
Understanding the State of Care in Scotland - 25 October 2019
Helping MCR Youngsters Get On the Right Pathways - 15 October 2019
Awards ceremony honours Scottish Diversity champs at glittering night - 10 October 2019
Inspiring City Awards celebrate vision of city role models - 9 September 2019
MCR 2019 Start of Term Newsletter - 3 September 2019
Pioneering School Mentoring Programme Launches in Clackmannanshire - 14 August 2019
Iain MacRitchie: Children in the care system deserve help to enter university - 26 July 2019
MCR Pathways Welcomes New University Admission Policy for Care-experienced Young People - 25 July 2019
MCR Pathways Brave; Not Broken – National Conference 2019 - 26 June 2019
BBC Radio Scotland Interviews MCR Leavers & Uni Students about Mentoring - 19 June 2019
Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care: MCR Pathways’ relationship based practice at scale - 12 June 2019
Scottish Young People United for Change: MCR National Conference - 23 April 2019
Why I volunteer: Think you couldn’t be a mentor? All it takes is listening - 23 March 2019
Dumbarton pupils to receive crucial mentoring - 13 March 2019
Mentors needed to support young people in North Ayrshire - 9 March 2019
Evening Express – First 100 MCR Mentors Sign up in North East - 9 March 2019
Mentoring charity MCR Pathways to help 1000 more disadvantaged young Scots over next 18 months - 8 February 2019
MCR Pathways launches new campaign The Ripple Effect - 7 February 2019
MCR Pathways Talent Taster at Bees Nees - 24 January 2019
Mentoring Matters 2 - 24 January 2019
MCR Pathways Wins First National Award – Children & Young People Now - 30 November 2018
Improving attainment for looked after children - 5 October 2018
Mentoring Matters 2… Education, Attainment, Success and YOU - 14 September 2018
MCR Pathways Establishes New National Advisory Group to Help Drive Expansion - 17 August 2018
Liam Murray: ‘How a school mentor and a picture frame changed my life’ - 4 August 2018
Young People are Soaring – MCR Impact Report 2018 - 21 June 2018
MCR Pathways Partners with Wood Foundation to bring Mentoring to the North East - 19 June 2018
What Schools Say – St Roch’s Secondary talks MCR Pathways - 24 May 2018
University of Strathclyde Partners For New Leadership Course - 16 May 2018
MCR Pathways and University of Strathclyde Announce Revolutionary Leadership Course - 15 May 2018
Council Report Shows Transformational Difference MCR Mentors Make! - 12 July 2017

Featured Stories

Mentoring programme leaders fear review will not halt job cuts - 11 March 2024
Plans to drop city mentoring scheme will be catastrophic - 11 March 2024
Iain MacRitchie on Cuts in a Crisis - 4 March 2024
Julia’s Story: “One of the best experiences you’ll ever go through” - 31 March 2020
Lee-Ann & Josh’s* Story: A Year of Growing Friendship - 24 March 2020
Danielle & Sarah’s Story: Building Foundations for Friendship - 20 January 2020
Lee-Ann’s Story: North Ayrshire’s Super Volunteer - 8 July 2019
BBC Radio Scotland Interviews MCR Leavers & Uni Students about Mentoring - 19 June 2019
Mentor Calendar - 24 January 2019
MCR 2018 Impact Report - 24 January 2019
What Schools Say – Knightswood Secondary talks MCR Pathways - 24 January 2019
Douglas and Stephanie – Bridges Beyond The Expected - 24 January 2019
Afonso and Craig – Bridges to a Brighter Future - 24 January 2019
Simone and Mairi – Bridges That Conquer Fears - 24 January 2019

Funding

A Heartfelt Thank You to the Belron Ronnie Lubner Foundation - 23 April 2025
Press Release | Partnership expands mentoring services to further South Lanarkshire secondary schools - 9 April 2025
Press Release | Inverness Masonic Lodge presents £1000 to national mentoring charity - 1 April 2025
MCR Pathways Partners with Wood Foundation to bring Mentoring to the North East - 19 June 2018
Scottish Government support MCR going National at Young People led Conference - 20 April 2018
Funding council staff give up time to aid pupils - 14 October 2014

General

Mentoring The Future – Podcast Feature - 1 November 2021
Mentor Recruitment Goes Live… - 7 September 2020
The Herald Hosts Its First Ever YGT Talent Taster - 5 May 2016
Mentoring project to expand to all Glasgow schools - 2 February 2016
Strathclyde University joins MCR Pathways project - 9 February 2015
Mentoring project attracts 200th volunteer - 4 November 2014
Hundreds become mentors in programme backed by The Herald - 8 September 2014
MCR Pathways – Film Launch - 18 July 2014
Appeal for mentors to nurture children’s ambitions - 16 June 2014
First volunteer gets to work by mentoring city’s schoolchildren - 20 May 2014
How a little support goes long way to helping young people - 2 May 2014

Glasgow

Lanarkshire book group founder to host charity musical showcase in memory of beloved salon owner - 12 December 2022
Bellahouston Academy’s MCR Pathways programme is helping pupils succeed - 25 March 2021
Millie’s* Story: With Support Comes Confidence - 4 March 2021
Yao’s* Story: From Early Struggles to Living the Dream! - 4 March 2021
Daniel’s* Story: A Nudge in the Right Direction is All it Takes - 4 March 2021
Volunteer mentors take it to the bridge to help young people - 3 February 2021
Mentoring to be permanent part of Glasgow’s secondary schools - 17 February 2020
YST Ambassador Liam’s Work Experience - 11 June 2019
Eastbank Academy pupil Hayley has a new path in life – thanks to supportive mentor Louise - 6 June 2019
MCR Pathways – working together to tackle mental health - 5 June 2019
Working with the City – Michaela Secures Job Through MCR Employability Pilot - 21 May 2019
Tutor a Young Person with MCR Pathways - 14 May 2019
YST’s Liam shares Debby’s mentor story - 13 May 2019
Glasgow pupils help tackle loneliness at Bield Retirement Development - 8 May 2019
Why I volunteer: Think you couldn’t be a mentor? All it takes is listening - 23 March 2019
MCR Pathways launches new campaign The Ripple Effect - 7 February 2019
MCR Pathways Wins First National Award – Children & Young People Now - 30 November 2018
Glasgow’s education bosses make mental health in schools pledge - 22 November 2018
Mentoring Matters 2… Education, Attainment, Success and YOU - 14 September 2018
MCR Young People Visit Council Workplaces, Insider Sept 2018 - 1 September 2018
Glasgow’s business community rallies to support city’s youth through mentoring charity - 24 August 2018
MCR Pathways Establishes New National Advisory Group to Help Drive Expansion - 17 August 2018
Mentoring charity helps Glasgow care-experienced youngsters in record numbers - 2 July 2018
MCR Pathways annual report shows impressive results - 21 June 2018
STV Children’s Appeal Supports Mentor Programme & Glasgow Young People - 12 February 2018
Whitehill Secondary: Creating Community and the Glue that Keeps it Altogether - 24 January 2018
Glasgow Live: Charity calls on Glaswegians to help support disadvantaged youngsters - 12 January 2018
MCR Take Over City Chambers For Coveted St Mungo Award Celebration - 23 November 2017
MCR Rolls Out To All Glasgow Secondary Schools - 10 October 2017
Front Page Herald Coverage For MCR’s Expansion Announcement! - 29 September 2017
Council Supports Aimie to Mentor Disadvantaged Young Person - 18 August 2017
Council Encourages Staff to Mentor City’s Disadvantaged Young People - 18 July 2017
Meet The Volunteer Mentors Behind GCC’s MCR Impact Report - 14 July 2017
Meet The Young People Behind Council’s MCR Impact Report - 14 July 2017
Council Report Shows Transformational Difference MCR Mentors Make! - 12 July 2017
Children Panel’s Support for MCR - 11 May 2017
MCR Ensures Glasgow’s Most Disadvantaged Close Attainment & Aspirations Gap - 20 February 2017
Radio Clyde News covers GCC commitment for up to 10% of staff to become MCR Pathways mentors - 19 January 2017
YGT’s Plans For Exciting New Mentor Hub Announced - 12 January 2017
National Coverage for YGT’s Latest Partnership Announcement - 9 January 2017
YGT Founder Awarded For Changing Young Lives - 19 December 2016
Herald Coverage as Glasgow Artist Supports YGT - 12 November 2016
The Herald celebrates Glasgow Life and MCR Pathways’ Ground-Breaking Partnership! - 13 July 2016
The Herald Covers Glasgow’s Universities Coming Together To Support YGT - 2 June 2016
Mentoring project to expand to all Glasgow schools - 2 February 2016
Mentoring Project Hits 500 - 16 February 2015
Mentoring is important for Glasgow businesses - 2 December 2014
Funding council staff give up time to aid pupils - 14 October 2014
Mentors helping youngsters find way along the right path - 14 March 2014

Guides

Your route to becoming a mentor - 27 May 2021
ScotCen Independent Impact Evaluation of MCR Summary - 4 February 2020
Your MCR Volunteer Mentor Journey - 2 August 2019
Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care: MCR Pathways’ relationship based practice at scale - 12 June 2019
MCR Mentoring FAQ - 20 March 2019
Why Leaders are Choosing MCR Mentoring - 5 October 2018
5 Reasons MCR Mentoring Enhances the Work Place! - 28 September 2018
An Essential Balance – Mentoring and Work - 8 March 2018

Hero

It is time to fuse social & economic policies - 29 June 2020
A New Foundation of Care – Mentoring & Scotland’s Independent Care Review - 21 February 2020
The Lasting Impact of MCR Mentoring: Study by ScotCen & Robertson Trust - 28 January 2020

Hertfordshire

The Herts Team Appears on the Radio Discussing All Things MCR Pathways - 28 November 2023
Voices from Herts: Reflecting on the MCR Pathways Programme - 8 November 2023
MCR are now supporting 541 young people in Hertfordshire schools across the county - 1 May 2023
MCR recruiter Peter Hopkins talks about his mentoring journey on radio - 29 March 2023
Meet MCR Pathways: The charity helping Herts teenagers reach their potential - 7 October 2022

Highland

Press Release | Inverness Masonic Lodge presents £1000 to national mentoring charity - 1 April 2025
Share an hour, change a life – how mentors are helping Lochaber High pupils - 9 February 2023
Join MCR Pathways to bring life-changing mentoring to young people in Caithness this January - 5 January 2023
Share an hour to change a life in Fort William - 12 December 2022
Wick’s Young People Need You - 24 October 2022
Young People in Dingwall Need You - 17 October 2022
Alness and Invergordon Need More Mentors - 3 October 2022
Acclaimed school mentoring programme launches in Highlands - 16 November 2021

Inverclyde

On the right track - 4 November 2022
New scheme to help youngsters find road to success launched in Inverclyde - 29 September 2022
Volunteer Mentors Needed To Support Young People At Inverclyde Schools - 25 August 2022

MCR Stories

The Herts Team Appears on the Radio Discussing All Things MCR Pathways - 28 November 2023
Voices from Herts: Reflecting on the MCR Pathways Programme - 8 November 2023
MCR recruiter Peter Hopkins talks about his mentoring journey on radio - 29 March 2023
MCR 2018 Impact Report - 24 January 2019
MCR Pathways Talent Taster at Bees Nees - 24 January 2019

Mentor Ambassador Stories

Adele Bowman, Chief Operating Officer at Gateway Shared Services - 18 June 2019
Dr Stephen Breslin, Chief Executive of Glasgow Science Centre - 18 March 2019
Suzanne Burns, HR & Communications Director STV Group plc - 24 January 2019
David Kaye, Partner at Harper Macleod - 24 January 2019
Ken Lindsay, International Brand Ambassador for Chivas Brothers - 24 January 2019
Sharon McIntyre, Operations Director at Changeworks - 24 January 2019
Roslynn Mackay, Co-owner and Finance Director of Frame Group - 24 January 2019
Diarmid McBride, Head Of People, Allied Vehicles Group - 24 January 2019
Scott McCroskie, CEO at Edrington - 24 January 2019
Fiona Ross, Senior Communications Officer for Glasgow City Council - 24 January 2019
Duncan Tannahill, Chair for Scottish SME & Board Member - 24 January 2019

Mentor Stories

The Herts Team Appears on the Radio Discussing All Things MCR Pathways - 28 November 2023
Voices from Herts: Reflecting on the MCR Pathways Programme - 8 November 2023
MCR recruiter Peter Hopkins talks about his mentoring journey on radio - 29 March 2023
#BeTheBridge – Remaining Positive Through Lockdown in South Lanarkshire - 19 March 2021
#BeTheBridge – Looking Forward to the Future at Craigroyston - 17 December 2020
#BeTheBridge – Harvesting Future Plans in Huntly - 17 December 2020
#BeTheBridge – Reaching out to Bring a Young Person Out of Their Shell - 17 December 2020
Then & Now – Mentor Gary Sees a “Little Wall Flower” Bloom Into a Sunflower - 10 November 2020
Penny’s Story: “It’s the most enthralling thing you’ll ever do!” - 16 October 2020
Joanne – Staying Connected through Virtual Mentoring - 4 June 2020
Julia’s Story: “One of the best experiences you’ll ever go through” - 31 March 2020
Lee-Ann & Josh’s* Story: A Year of Growing Friendship - 24 March 2020
Sandy’s Story: Bringing Life Experiences from One Generation to the Next - 20 February 2020
Sarah’s Story: She Says “Do it!” - 12 February 2020
Danielle & Sarah’s Story: Building Foundations for Friendship - 20 January 2020
Robert’s story: Overcoming fears to mentor - 9 January 2020
Lee-Ann’s Story: North Ayrshire’s Super Volunteer - 8 July 2019
Lorraine’s Story: Bringing Self-Confidence Through Mentoring - 19 June 2019
Ali’s Story: Becoming Someone’s ‘One Good Adult’ - 23 May 2019
YST’s Liam shares Debby’s mentor story - 13 May 2019
Kev’s Mentor Story: A Job for a Fire-Fighter - 30 April 2019
Danielle – Teacher in training turns Mentor - 28 March 2019
Trudy’s Story: Never Too Busy to be a Mentor - 15 March 2019
William’s Story: Youth Club Leader & Mentor - 15 March 2019
Felix’s Story: Creating Life-Changing Connections - 11 March 2019
Louise’s Story: Playing My Part - 1 March 2019
Alan & Patrick’s Story - 24 January 2019
Mary’s Story - 24 January 2019
Lynne’s Story - 24 January 2019
Kevin’s Story - 24 January 2019
Audrey’s Story - 24 January 2019
Peter’s Story - 24 January 2019
Michael’s Story - 24 January 2019

Mentor Stories Video

Meet MCR Volunteer Mentor Julia - 1 June 2021
We love our MCR Mentors - 1 June 2021
Meet MCR Volunteer Mentor Aimie - 24 January 2019
Meet MCR’s Fantastic Volunteer Mentor, Lynne - 24 January 2019
Meet MCR’s Volunteer Mentor, Chris - 24 January 2019
Mentoring Matters 2 - 24 January 2019

Mentoring

The Herts Team Appears on the Radio Discussing All Things MCR Pathways - 28 November 2023
Voices from Herts: Reflecting on the MCR Pathways Programme - 8 November 2023
MCR recruiter Peter Hopkins talks about his mentoring journey on radio - 29 March 2023
Introducing the Mentoring Resource Boxes - 12 January 2022
In School & Virtual Mentoring - 1 January 2021
Meet Incredible YGT Mentor Jennifer - 10 November 2016
Glasgow Life Takes YGT To The Home of The Warriors! - 22 August 2016
YGT mentors get Skills Development Scotland Training Support to help inspire their mentees to build successful career pathways - 13 July 2016
First University of Strathclyde Taster For YGT’s 2016 Young People A Success! - 29 June 2016
Meet Our Mentor – Morag Thomson! - 11 June 2016
Meet Our Mentor – Marjory Smith! - 11 June 2016
Meet Our Mentors – Carolyn O’Reilly and Evelyn Toma! - 10 June 2016
Meet Our Mentor – Rosanna Moore! - 10 June 2016
Meet Our Mentor – DonnaMarie Steel! - 9 June 2016
Meet Our Mentor – Peter McGrath! - 8 June 2016
Meet Our Mentors – Jules McKim and Margaret Edwards! - 8 June 2016
Meet Our Mentor – Giulio Romano! - 7 June 2016
Meet Our Mentors – Anne, Sharon and Elizabeth! - 7 June 2016
Meet Our Mentor – Liz Robertson! - 6 June 2016
Meet Our Mentor – Alan MacDonald! - 4 June 2016
Meet Our Mentor – Sarah Fisher! - 3 June 2016
Meet Our Mentor – Donna Martin! - 2 June 2016
Meet Our Mentor – Claire Miller! - 1 June 2016
Meet Our Mentor – Mairi Damer! - 5 April 2016

National Advisory Group

Supporting MCR Pathways New National Advisory Board, Insider Oct 2018 - 1 October 2018
Glasgow’s business community rallies to support city’s youth through mentoring charity - 24 August 2018
MCR Pathways to have new businesses advisory panel - 18 August 2018
Business Leaders sign up to support MCR Pathways - 17 August 2018
MCR Pathways Establishes New National Advisory Group to Help Drive Expansion - 17 August 2018

NoHeader

Will you take on the MCR mentor challenge? - 6 February 2023

North Ayrshire

A Year of Resilience – Launching & Expanding During Lockdown - 19 March 2021
North Ayrshire: Mentoring project to be rolled out - 1 March 2021
Youth mentor charity MCR Pathways to extend ‘life-changing’ programme with North Ayrshire Council - 18 February 2021
Award-winning MCR mentoring programme expands in North Ayrshire - 16 February 2021
Then & Now – Mentor Gary Sees a “Little Wall Flower” Bloom Into a Sunflower - 10 November 2020
Katie’s story: ‘Engineering’ success thanks to her mentor - 21 October 2020
Lee-Ann & Josh’s* Story: A Year of Growing Friendship - 24 March 2020
Lee-Ann’s Story: North Ayrshire’s Super Volunteer - 8 July 2019
Why I volunteer: Think you couldn’t be a mentor? All it takes is listening - 23 March 2019
Mentors needed to support young people in North Ayrshire - 9 March 2019
Mentoring charity MCR Pathways to help 1000 more disadvantaged young Scots over next 18 months - 8 February 2019
MCR Pathways launches new campaign The Ripple Effect - 7 February 2019
Mentoring Matters 2… Education, Attainment, Success and YOU - 14 September 2018

Our Blog

MSPs visit Hermitage Academy to Learn more about mentoring programme - 28 April 2025
Response to Parliamentary Motion S6M-17212 from Stephanie Callaghan MSP - 28 April 2025
Will you take on the MCR mentor challenge? - 6 February 2023
Share an hour to change a life in Fort William - 12 December 2022
Wick’s Young People Need You - 24 October 2022
Young People in Dingwall Need You - 17 October 2022
Alness and Invergordon Need More Mentors - 3 October 2022
An open letter to Scotland’s Young People - 8 August 2022
Introducing the Mentoring Resource Boxes - 12 January 2022
No Young Person Should Feel Alone – Share an Hour in 2022 - 5 January 2022
A festive thank you from our young people - 16 December 2021
Mentoring Matters 2021 | Christmas Newsletter - 10 December 2021
COP26 & politics – sort it now or pay a bigger price? - 29 November 2021
Join the 1000 Good Deeds Challenge! - 12 November 2021
Supporting Scotland’s First Careers Week - 12 November 2021
Mentoring The Future – Podcast Feature - 1 November 2021
MCR Pathways & Place2Be team up to support young people’s mental health - 9 September 2021
The Promise that must be kept - 20 July 2021
Good Luck Class of 2021! - 9 July 2021
End of Term Thank You Events! - 5 July 2021
Cushman and Wakefield – Rob Worboys Challenge 2021 Recap - 18 June 2021
Celebrating Pride Month - 11 June 2021
Your route to becoming a mentor - 27 May 2021
World Day for Cultural Diversity 2021 - 21 May 2021
Favourite Things About Mentoring! - 28 April 2021
Talk is cheap, change can be cheaper - 13 April 2021
What does care and compassion have to do with business success? - 29 March 2021
A Year of Resilience – Launching & Expanding During Lockdown - 19 March 2021
Our 10 favourite mental wellbeing apps, websites and podcasts - 25 February 2021
Celebrating ‘Random Acts of Kindness’ - 12 February 2021
Top 5 reasons why YOU should mentor - 8 January 2021
In School & Virtual Mentoring - 1 January 2021
Mentors were the bridge in 2020 - 17 December 2020
What effective partnerships should be in 2021 - 15 December 2020
Recovery starts with saying it the way it is - 24 November 2020
Hitting Your CSR Goals & Making 2020 Count - 12 November 2020
Broadening Horizons – Reaching 4,000 Young People - 14 October 2020
A Young Person’s Thoughts on Lockdown - 2 September 2020
Fail to plan, we are planning to Fail - 18 August 2020
Re-floating the economy is a health and wellbeing emergency - 4 August 2020
It is time to fuse social & economic policies - 29 June 2020
Four Challenges Young Carers Face & How YOU Can Help - 6 June 2020
Mentoring through a lockdown. The new normal. - 11 May 2020
A Taste of the Future in Aberdeenshire - 14 April 2020
YDT Blog – Living in the Now and Planning for the Future - 5 March 2020
A New Foundation of Care – Mentoring & Scotland’s Independent Care Review - 21 February 2020
The Lasting Impact of MCR Mentoring: Study by ScotCen & Robertson Trust - 28 January 2020
A Decade of Change: 2010 – 2019 at MCR Pathways - 24 January 2020
Can you #BeTheBridge in 2020? - 3 January 2020
The Feel-Good Factor of Mentoring - 19 December 2019
Recapping #TheRippleEffect - 13 December 2019
Autumn Talent Tasters – A Glimpse Into The Future - 9 December 2019
MCR Pathways wins Scottish Public Sector Award - 6 December 2019
Mentoring Matters to Better Business! - 29 November 2019
Hiking to Success with MCR Pathways - 20 November 2019
Understanding the State of Care in Scotland - 25 October 2019
2019 Care-Experienced Week – Supporting Scotland’s Young People in Care - 19 October 2019
How MCR Mentoring Can Kick Start Your Career as a New Graduate - 18 October 2019
Why Edrington CEO Scott McCroskie thinks MCR Mentoring makes you a better business leader - 4 October 2019
Guest Blog: Not Giving In - 20 September 2019
YST Interns – Young people Leading Change - 13 September 2019
MCR Pathways Wins Inspiring City Education Award - 6 September 2019
Their Next Steps – Young People’s Journeys - 23 August 2019
Meet Young Scottish Talent’s New S3s! - 16 August 2019
MCR Summer Rewind - 8 August 2019
Your MCR Volunteer Mentor Journey - 2 August 2019
MCR Pathways Welcomes New University Admission Policy for Care-experienced Young People - 25 July 2019
Meet the YST 2019 Interns! - 16 July 2019
Bridging Stories with Policy – MCR & Scottish Journal of Residential Care - 5 July 2019
MCR Celebrates Charity Award Nomination! - 21 June 2019
YST Ambassador Liam’s Work Experience - 11 June 2019
Meet MCR’s Amazing Volunteers! - 6 June 2019
Guest Blog – How Performing at MCR’s National Conference has turned me into an Activist - 14 May 2019
MCR Pathways Shortlisted Charity Awards 2019, the most prestigious award in Charity Sector - 9 May 2019
Guest Blog – Jack’s MCR Volunteering Experience - 1 May 2019
Scottish Young People United for Change: MCR National Conference - 23 April 2019
Guest Blog: Civil Service Local – Supporting Young People in Scotland - 5 April 2019
Become a Mentor In South Lanarkshire - 27 March 2019
Mentors: Creating #TheRippleEffect Transforming Scotland - 4 January 2019
Inspiration in the Air – Talent Taster Season - 14 December 2018
MCR Pathways Wins First National Award – Children & Young People Now - 30 November 2018
MCR Young People Receive Duke of Edinburgh Awards - 22 November 2018
MCR – Scottish Mentoring Network’s Project of the Year! - 16 November 2018
Young People Shout Outs – Autumn! - 31 October 2018
Care-Experienced Week – Supporting Scotland’s Young People in Care - 26 October 2018
“I don’t wanna leave school ’til they kick me out.” David’s Dramatic Turnaround - 19 October 2018
Guest Blog: Amber Zoe from Clyde 1 Shares MCR Mentoring Experience - 9 October 2018
Why Leaders are Choosing MCR Mentoring - 5 October 2018
5 Reasons MCR Mentoring Enhances the Work Place! - 28 September 2018
Guest Blog: Mentoring Matters 2 Castlemilk High - 21 September 2018
Mentoring Matters 2… Education, Attainment, Success and YOU - 14 September 2018
Young People Shout Outs: The MCR Interns - 4 September 2018
MCR Summer Activity - 31 August 2018
Mentoring Matters to Education Outcomes, Job Choices & Life Chances of our Most Disadvantaged Young People - 27 August 2018
Your 2018/2019 MCR Pathways Mentor Calendar - 24 August 2018
MCR Pathways Establishes New National Advisory Group to Help Drive Expansion - 17 August 2018
MCR Celebrates SQA Results - 8 August 2018
Glasgow Council Family brings their Mentees to Work - 3 August 2018
St. Margaret Mary’s – Southside Sign-ups - 27 July 2018
Mentoring with Southside Spirit - 13 July 2018
What Our Schools Say About MCR - 29 June 2018
Young People are Soaring – MCR Impact Report 2018 - 21 June 2018
MCR Pathways Partners with Wood Foundation to bring Mentoring to the North East - 19 June 2018
Shout Out – Three Young People ‘Building’ a Brighter Future - 12 June 2018
Wheatley Group’s Nicola Shares Her MCR Story - 6 June 2018
Young People Express themselves @TedxYouthGlasgow - 1 June 2018
Open Door – Uni Talent Tasters Introduce Young People to HE - 29 May 2018
MCR Pathways and University of Strathclyde Announce Revolutionary Leadership Course - 15 May 2018
Sam’s Journey – Mentoring through their Eyes - 11 May 2018
Shout Out – Our Young Ambassadors - 4 May 2018
“Not below you, Not above you, Only beside you” – Young People Lead National Conference - 27 April 2018
Scottish Government support MCR going National at Young People led Conference - 20 April 2018
Scottish Young People to Deliver the First National MCR Conference - 18 April 2018
Egg-stra Egg-stra! – MCR on the Hunt for Mentors across Glasgow - 13 April 2018
MCR & Glasgow City Council Celebrate Mentoring - 5 April 2018
Herald Scotland – How MCR Pathways helped change Billy McMillan’s life - 13 March 2018
Back to College – MCR takes part in Careers Week at City of Glasgow College - 12 March 2018
An Essential Balance – Mentoring and Work - 8 March 2018
Reflecting on National Expansion of MCR, Groundbreaking Mentoring Programme - 16 February 2018
STV Children’s Appeal Supports Mentor Programme & Glasgow Young People - 12 February 2018
MCR’s Liam Shines at Fire Starter Festival – Launched by First Minister - 7 February 2018
General Teaching Council Shares MCR’s Latest Progress - 25 January 2018
Whitehill Secondary: Creating Community and the Glue that Keeps it Altogether - 24 January 2018
Sharon’s Letter to St Mungo - 15 January 2018
Frances’ Letter to St Mungo - 5 January 2018
MCR Launches 2018 #GiveAnHour Campaign - 3 January 2018
Looking Back at MCR’s 2017 and Really Looking Forward to 2018! - 22 December 2017
Andrew’s Letter to St Mungo - 21 December 2017
Kevin’s Letter to St Mungo - 18 December 2017
Julie’s Letter to St Mungo - 15 December 2017
MCR Mentors To Take Part in Social Bite Event Supporting Homeless - 1 December 2017
Young People Share Their Letters to St Mungo at City Chambers Celebration - 30 November 2017
MCR Take Over City Chambers For Coveted St Mungo Award Celebration - 23 November 2017
BBC Timeline Features MCR Pathways Mentoring - 6 November 2017
Young Glasgow Talent Shines at Kelvingrove Unveiling - 25 October 2017
MCR Pathways College Development Network Partnership Raise Attainment - 23 October 2017
Sutton Trust Reports Essential Life Skills As or More Important Than Qualifications - 13 October 2017
Young People Set For Grand Kelvingrove Unveiling - 12 October 2017
MCR Rolls Out To All Glasgow Secondary Schools - 10 October 2017
Mentors & Partners Recognised With People Make Glasgow Award - 14 September 2017
Premiere Launches MCR’s ‘Bridges That Transform’ Film - 29 August 2017
Council Supports Aimie to Mentor Disadvantaged Young Person - 18 August 2017
Council Encourages Staff to Mentor City’s Disadvantaged Young People - 18 July 2017
Meet The Volunteer Mentors Behind GCC’s MCR Impact Report - 14 July 2017
Meet The Young People Behind Council’s MCR Impact Report - 14 July 2017
#VolunteersWeek – Introducing Chris, One of MCR’s Youngest Mentors - 25 May 2017
#VolunteersWeek – Introducing Retired Headteacher Lynne - 25 May 2017
Meet Helen – Who Offers Her Young Person a Vital Helping Hand! - 21 April 2017
The Future’s Bright for MCR’s Stephanie! - 20 April 2017
Incredible SSE Commitment Made to YGT Young People - 28 March 2017
World of Art Opened to YGT Young People - 15 March 2017
MCR Founder Presented With Coveted St Mungo Award - 10 March 2017
Meet MCR’s Amazing Mentors! - 24 February 2017
Re-engaging the City’s Disaffected Young People - 13 February 2017
YGT Young People Work to the Future at the Science Centre! - 10 February 2017
STV Appeal Offers a Helping Hand to YGT by MCR Pathways - 7 February 2017
Meet The Young People YGT’s Helping Hands Have Supported - 13 January 2017
Change A Young Person’s Life in 2017 - 23 December 2016
Construction company’s #HelpingHands are building new pathways for YGT young people - 23 December 2016
Meet the Mentors Who Offer #HelpingHands - 20 December 2016
Glasgow Businesses Offer Their #HelpingHands to YGT - 15 December 2016
YGT Schools Support #HelpingHands - 4 December 2016
Glasgow’s Young People Benefit From #HelpingHands - 2 December 2016
Talent Tasters open doors to some amazing opportunities for YGT’s young people. - 29 November 2016
YGT Mentors Kick Off #HelpingHands Campaign - 25 November 2016
Support YGT’s #HelpingHands Campaign - 21 November 2016
Glasgow’s Young Talent Shines at Kelvingrove - 18 November 2016
Meet Incredible YGT Mentor Jennifer - 10 November 2016
Read our November Newsletter Here! - 8 November 2016
Design Talent Taster at The Loft - 2 November 2016
Young Glasgow Talent Exhibition All Set for Kelvingrove! - 2 November 2016
Brand New Taster Opens Manufacturing to YGT - 31 October 2016
Young YGT Hero Accelerates To Positive Pathway - 27 October 2016
YGT Hits Snow Camp For Summer! - 10 October 2016
YGT Young People Get a Summer Taste of Strathclyde - 30 September 2016
Meet Nicole, YGT’s Weegie Hero - 29 September 2016
Meet Phenomenal Weegie Hero Afonso - 28 September 2016
Meet YGT’s Young Heroes! - 20 September 2016
A Taste of College Life at Kelvin - 16 September 2016
Meet Our Weegie Hero Alan - 15 September 2016
Meet Our Weegie Hero Tricia! - 5 September 2016
Meet Our Weegie Hero Linda! - 2 September 2016
Weegie Heroes Return to School and Celebrate Exams Success! - 29 August 2016
Glasgow Life Takes YGT To The Home of The Warriors! - 22 August 2016
Our Young #weegieheroes Take On The Duke Of Edinburgh Awards! - 16 August 2016
Meet Our Weegie Hero…. Donna - 12 August 2016
Meet Our Weegie Hero, Liam! - 28 July 2016
Meet Our #WeegieHeroes - 19 July 2016
YGT mentors get Skills Development Scotland Training Support to help inspire their mentees to build successful career pathways - 13 July 2016
A Taste of the Riverside - 6 July 2016
First University of Strathclyde Taster For YGT’s 2016 Young People A Success! - 29 June 2016
Meet Our Mentor – Morag Thomson! - 11 June 2016
Meet Our Mentor – Marjory Smith! - 11 June 2016
Meet Our Mentors – Carolyn O’Reilly and Evelyn Toma! - 10 June 2016
Meet Our Mentor – Rosanna Moore! - 10 June 2016
Meet Our Mentor – DonnaMarie Steel! - 9 June 2016
Meet Our Mentor – Peter McGrath! - 8 June 2016
Meet Our Mentors – Jules McKim and Margaret Edwards! - 8 June 2016
Meet Our Mentor – Giulio Romano! - 7 June 2016
Meet Our Mentors – Anne, Sharon and Elizabeth! - 7 June 2016
Meet Our Mentors – Gordon Montgomery and Anne Stirling! - 6 June 2016
Meet Our Mentor – Liz Robertson! - 6 June 2016
Meet Our Mentor – Alan MacDonald! - 4 June 2016
Meet Our Mentor – Robert Rennie! - 3 June 2016
Meet Our Mentor – Sarah Fisher! - 3 June 2016
Meet Our Mentor – Donna Martin! - 2 June 2016
Meet Our Mentor – Craig Menzies! - 1 June 2016
Meet Our Mentor – Claire Miller! - 1 June 2016
All of Glasgow’s Higher Education Institutions come together for Young Glasgow Talent - 26 May 2016
Glasgow Life Takes Our Young People Behind The Scenes of Anastacia Gig - 24 May 2016
The Herald Hosts Its First Ever YGT Talent Taster - 5 May 2016
The Wheatley Group Go Above and Beyond! - 26 April 2016
Meet Our Mentor – Mairi Damer! - 5 April 2016
Painting celebrates children’s project - 11 February 2016
Pioneering mentoring scheme and Glasgow Kelvin College join forces to help young people - 31 August 2015
Mentoring project attracts 200th volunteer - 4 November 2014
Hundreds become mentors in programme backed by The Herald - 8 September 2014
MCR Pathways – Film Launch - 18 July 2014
Appeal for mentors to nurture children’s ambitions - 16 June 2014
First volunteer gets to work by mentoring city’s schoolchildren - 20 May 2014
How a little support goes long way to helping young people - 2 May 2014

Partner Stories

The Herts Team Appears on the Radio Discussing All Things MCR Pathways - 28 November 2023
Voices from Herts: Reflecting on the MCR Pathways Programme - 8 November 2023
MCR recruiter Peter Hopkins talks about his mentoring journey on radio - 29 March 2023
Share an hour, change a life – how mentors are helping Lochaber High pupils - 9 February 2023
Join MCR Pathways to bring life-changing mentoring to young people in Caithness this January - 5 January 2023
Lanarkshire book group founder to host charity musical showcase in memory of beloved salon owner - 12 December 2022
Mentoring puts young people on positive paths ahead - 30 August 2022
Wellbeing-focused tech firm Frog Systems supporting mentorship with new charity tie-up - 9 August 2022
Her Majesty’s Passport Office - 24 January 2019
City Property - 24 January 2019
University of Strathclyde Business School - 24 January 2019
Wheatley Group - 24 January 2019
St Paul’s Primary School Shettleson - 24 March 2018

Partner Stories Video

Meeting Mentors from the Wood Foundation - 25 September 2019
Meet Lloyds Banking Group Mentor Janet & her mentee AJ - 25 September 2019
Meet The Wise Group, MCR’s Organisation Partner - 22 March 2019
Meet the University of Strathclyde, MCR’s Pioneering Partners - 24 January 2019
Meet MCR Partners Wheatley Group - 24 January 2019
Meet Glasgow Kelvin College, MCR’s Pioneering Partners - 24 January 2019

Perth & Kinross

A Year of Resilience – Launching & Expanding During Lockdown - 19 March 2021
New service will support young carers and disadvantaged youths in Perth and Kinross - 8 February 2021
Acclaimed school mentoring programme launches in Perth & Kinross - 14 January 2021

Policy

MSPs visit Hermitage Academy to Learn more about mentoring programme - 28 April 2025
Response to Parliamentary Motion S6M-17212 from Stephanie Callaghan MSP - 28 April 2025
An open letter to Scotland’s Young People - 8 August 2022
COP26 & politics – sort it now or pay a bigger price? - 29 November 2021
The Promise that must be kept - 20 July 2021
Talk is cheap, change can be cheaper - 13 April 2021
What does care and compassion have to do with business success? - 29 March 2021
What effective partnerships should be in 2021 - 15 December 2020
Recovery starts with saying it the way it is - 24 November 2020
Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care: Delving Deeper to Come Back Stronger - 17 November 2020
A New Foundation of Care – Mentoring & Scotland’s Independent Care Review - 21 February 2020
Mentoring to be permanent part of Glasgow’s secondary schools - 17 February 2020
ScotCen Independent Impact Evaluation of MCR Summary - 4 February 2020
The Lasting Impact of MCR Mentoring: Study by ScotCen & Robertson Trust - 28 January 2020
Understanding the State of Care in Scotland - 25 October 2019
2019 Care-Experienced Week – Supporting Scotland’s Young People in Care - 19 October 2019
Iain MacRitchie: Children in the care system deserve help to enter university - 26 July 2019
MCR Pathways Welcomes New University Admission Policy for Care-experienced Young People - 25 July 2019
Bridging Stories with Policy – MCR & Scottish Journal of Residential Care - 5 July 2019

Recent News

MSPs visit Hermitage Academy to Learn more about mentoring programme - 28 April 2025
Response to Parliamentary Motion S6M-17212 from Stephanie Callaghan MSP - 28 April 2025
A Heartfelt Thank You to the Belron Ronnie Lubner Foundation - 23 April 2025
Press Release | Partnership expands mentoring services to further South Lanarkshire secondary schools - 9 April 2025
Celebrating 18 Years of Mentoring in Glasgow - 2 April 2025
Press Release | Inverness Masonic Lodge presents £1000 to national mentoring charity - 1 April 2025
Empowering young lives in partnership with Police Scotland - 25 March 2025
Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2025: Insights from the Parliamentary Events - 6 March 2025
Our Response to the Scottish Government’s Care Experience Definition Consultation - 30 January 2025
Meet Our New Trustees - 29 January 2025
Wheatley Group Partnership - 22 January 2025
My life-changing experience of mentoring a child through his Highers for him and me - 9 August 2024
Glasgow schools face major staff cuts for mentoring scheme - 19 June 2024
Scots mum blasts plans to cut ‘life changing’ mentoring scheme for youngsters in care - 21 May 2024
Glasgow ‘extremely confident’ of saving mentoring scheme - 17 May 2024
Mentoring cuts risk worsening teacher workload crisis - 15 May 2024
MCR Pathways scheme under review by Highland Council - 10 May 2024
Meet Our New Leadership Team - 8 May 2024
Judge urges council to retain ‘amazing’ mentoring scheme - 7 May 2024
‘Life-changing’ mentoring scheme for island pupils - 6 May 2024
Council told: young lives can’t afford cutbacks on vital mentoring service - 6 May 2024
Senior judge’s plea to Glasgow City Council - 6 May 2024
Honourable Lady Rae writes letter to Glasgow City Council in support of MCR Pathways - 6 May 2024
Cutting mentoring for pupils threatens their future - 25 March 2024
MCR Pathways graduate on why the scheme is so important - 14 March 2024
Mentoring programme leaders fear review will not halt job cuts - 11 March 2024
Plans to drop city mentoring scheme will be catastrophic - 11 March 2024
Iain MacRitchie on Cuts in a Crisis - 4 March 2024
MCR Pathways & Glasgow City Council Update - 29 February 2024
The Herts Team Appears on the Radio Discussing All Things MCR Pathways - 28 November 2023
Voices from Herts: Reflecting on the MCR Pathways Programme - 8 November 2023
MCR are now supporting 541 young people in Hertfordshire schools across the county - 1 May 2023
MCR recruiter Peter Hopkins talks about his mentoring journey on radio - 29 March 2023
Share an hour, change a life – how mentors are helping Lochaber High pupils - 9 February 2023
Join MCR Pathways to bring life-changing mentoring to young people in Caithness this January - 5 January 2023
Lanarkshire book group founder to host charity musical showcase in memory of beloved salon owner - 12 December 2022
On the right track - 4 November 2022
Meet MCR Pathways: The charity helping Herts teenagers reach their potential - 7 October 2022
New scheme to help youngsters find road to success launched in Inverclyde - 29 September 2022
Mentoring puts young people on positive paths ahead - 30 August 2022
Volunteer Mentors Needed To Support Young People At Inverclyde Schools - 25 August 2022
Ryan McCuaig mentions MCR Pathways on BBC Radio - 9 August 2022
Scots Welltech Launching Platform for Volunteer Mentors - 9 August 2022
Wellbeing-focused tech firm Frog Systems supporting mentorship with new charity tie-up - 9 August 2022
Festival Heroes: an appetite for altruistic actions - 4 August 2022
Up to 200 volunteers sought to mentor young people in Dundee – here’s how to get involved - 22 June 2022
MCR Pathways calls for 200 new mentors in Dundee - 21 June 2022
‘Life changing’ mentoring programme introduced to Dundee schools - 14 March 2022
MCR Pathways mentoring programme reaches over 100 schools - 8 March 2022
Introducing the Mentoring Resource Boxes - 12 January 2022
Mentoring charity is expanding - 2 December 2021
MCR Pathways to reach many more young people across UK with new appointments, trustees & more - 30 November 2021
COP26 & politics – sort it now or pay a bigger price? - 29 November 2021
Charity Covid Response Awards 2021 - 25 November 2021
Acclaimed school mentoring programme launches in Highlands - 16 November 2021
Former Lord Provost shares his mentoring experience in drive to get youngsters’ lives back on track - 27 July 2021
The Promise that must be kept - 20 July 2021
Mentoring Matters 2021 | End of Year Newsletter - 29 June 2021
Four charities hailed as ‘bright lights’ for tackling disadvantage despite ‘dark’ pandemic - 15 June 2021
MCR Pathways Wins National Charity Award - 14 June 2021
Hunter Foundation commits £7.5m to support educational and economic recovery - 9 June 2021
Talk is cheap, change can be cheaper - 13 April 2021
Charity seeks large number of volunteers to mentor youngsters - 9 April 2021
What does care and compassion have to do with business success? - 29 March 2021
Bellahouston Academy’s MCR Pathways programme is helping pupils succeed - 25 March 2021
MCR Pathways mentor Iain MacRitchie describes how service coped with coronavirus - 25 March 2021
Announcement: Major Milestone for Mentoring in Scotland - 24 March 2021
North Ayrshire: Mentoring project to be rolled out - 1 March 2021
Youth mentor charity MCR Pathways to extend ‘life-changing’ programme with North Ayrshire Council - 18 February 2021
Award-winning MCR mentoring programme expands in North Ayrshire - 16 February 2021
New service will support young carers and disadvantaged youths in Perth and Kinross - 8 February 2021
MCR Founder & Chair Appointed to The Promise Oversight Board - 8 February 2021
Volunteer mentors take it to the bridge to help young people - 3 February 2021
Acclaimed school mentoring programme launches in Perth & Kinross - 14 January 2021
Wrapping up 2020 – End of Year Newsletter - 16 December 2020
What effective partnerships should be in 2021 - 15 December 2020
MCR Pathways appoints first Director of Education & Schools, as it reaches 75 secondary schools throughout Scotland - 30 November 2020
Recovery starts with saying it the way it is - 24 November 2020
Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care: Delving Deeper to Come Back Stronger - 17 November 2020
Firefighter overcomes homelessness to mentor young people in similar positions - 17 November 2020
Local charity seeks volunteers for their mentor program - 5 November 2020
MCR Pathways mentors needed for young people - 5 November 2020
I’d be dead without it’: how mentoring is changing the lives of care leavers in Scotland - 13 October 2020
Love in Covid Times with Iain MacRitchie - 12 October 2020
Re-imagine Yourself as a Life Changing Mentor - 30 September 2020
Aberdeen City Council expands MCR mentoring programme for young people - 30 September 2020
Charity is looking for mentors now - 24 September 2020
Edinburgh schools seek hundreds of mentors for disadvantaged pupils - 23 September 2020
Top award for charity founder - 11 September 2020
Former Standard Life Aberdeen comms chief to lead MCR Pathways - 31 August 2020
Investment firm veteran to take reins at mentor charity - 31 August 2020
Mentoring charity appoints new chief executive - 31 August 2020
MCR Pathways appoints CEO & Chairman as it reaches 75 secondary schools - 31 August 2020
Put Relationships At The Heart Of Recovery And Fuse Social And Economic Policies - 26 August 2020
Respectfully disruptive is the way to progress - 25 August 2020
Fail to plan, we are planning to Fail - 18 August 2020
Re-floating the economy is a health and wellbeing emergency - 4 August 2020
More than two-thirds of vulnerable children failed to attempt any coursework in lockdown, says survey - 31 July 2020
MCR Pathways Lockdown Survey Coverage on STV 6 O’Clock News - 30 July 2020
‘Vulnerable pupils failing to keep up in lockdown’ - 30 July 2020
‘Most vulnerable teens did no home learning’ - 29 July 2020
Nicola Sturgeon to decide today if Scottish schools will reopen full-time - 29 July 2020
Almost 70 per cent of Scotland’s disadvantaged young people struggled to do any school work in lockdown - 29 July 2020
Three quarters of Scotland’s disadvantaged children unable to do any lockdown school work - 29 July 2020
Lockdown survey gives voice to Scotland’s most disadvantaged young people - 29 July 2020
It is time to fuse social & economic policies - 29 June 2020
Vulnerable pupils receive extra support with mentor programme - 22 June 2020
BBC Reporting Scotland MCR Pathways Keeping Relationships growing & helping 300 Young Scots get online - 12 June 2020
MCR Stars – YST Young Person Published in HeraldScotland - 11 June 2020
MCR Pathways mentoring programme working to keep Clacks students connected through lockdown - 8 June 2020
Coronavirus in Scotland: Disadvantaged pupils to get free computers to help learning at home - 26 May 2020
Helping 300 Young People to Get Online - 26 May 2020
MCR Pathways – Supporting Young People and Mentors through COVID-19 - 26 March 2020
New mentoring programme to launch at the Anderson - 10 March 2020
Edinburgh roll out award-winning MCR mentoring programme as part of commitment to the Care Review - 28 February 2020
Two Rivers Recruitment provides MCR Pathways programme mentors - 27 February 2020
Mentoring programme rolled out across capital - 27 February 2020
Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce’s Joan shares mentoring experience - 20 February 2020
Research shows it’s worth skipping class for mentoring - 20 February 2020
Mentoring to be permanent part of Glasgow’s secondary schools - 17 February 2020
Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce: #BeTheBridge for young people in Edinburgh with MCR Pathways - 14 February 2020
Iain MacRitchie: Why we must change doomed fate of our care-experienced young people - 5 February 2020
Mentoring programme a major success - 30 January 2020
MCR Pathways: Study shows ‘dramatic’ impact of mentoring scheme on care experienced pupils - 28 January 2020
MCR Pathways mentor scheme helps children in care to keep pace with peers - 28 January 2020
Life-changing mentoring programme keeps children in school for longer - 28 January 2020
Scottish Fire & Rescue Service Partners with MCR Pathways - 10 January 2020
Can You #BeTheBridge In 2020 and help Glasgow’s young people? - 6 January 2020
End of the Year MCR Newsletter - 19 December 2019
Sir Paul Grice takes top honour at Scottish Public Service Awards - 6 December 2019
Innovative school mentor programme launched in Clacks schools - 7 November 2019
Charity appeals for mentors in Aberdeenshire - 7 November 2019
Charity seeking 40 new volunteer mentors in Peterhead - 7 November 2019
Three Clacks High Schools to Take Part in New Mentoring Programme - 31 October 2019
Markel 3rd Sector Care Awards finalists 2019 - 24 October 2019
Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow – Realising Potential, Despite Circumstances - 16 October 2019
Helping MCR Youngsters Get On the Right Pathways - 15 October 2019
Awards ceremony honours Scottish Diversity champs at glittering night - 10 October 2019
Join our growing team of Skypark mentors - 3 October 2019
Inspiring City Awards celebrate vision of city role models - 9 September 2019
MCR 2019 Start of Term Newsletter - 3 September 2019
Mentoring charity looking for new volunteers in north-east - 15 August 2019
School pupil mentorship programme launched in Clackmannanshire - 15 August 2019
Pioneering School Mentoring Programme Launches in Clackmannanshire - 14 August 2019
Glasgow ‘never ceases to amaze’ as Inspiring City line-up is named - 9 August 2019
First Minister’s special delivery to hail success of kids in care system - 7 August 2019
Glasgow Life – Summer is the perfect time to make a change that will make a BIG impact - 1 August 2019
Iain MacRitchie: Children in the care system deserve help to enter university - 26 July 2019
Skyline Magazine: Supporting Your Business and Community with MCR Mentoring - 3 July 2019
MCR 2019 End of Term Newsletter - 2 July 2019
BBC Radio Scotland Interviews MCR Leavers & Uni Students about Mentoring - 19 June 2019
Eastbank Academy pupil Hayley has a new path in life – thanks to supportive mentor Louise - 6 June 2019
MCR Pathways – working together to tackle mental health - 5 June 2019
Volunteer Week: Mentoring a Young Person in Scotland - 3 June 2019
Working with the City – Michaela Secures Job Through MCR Employability Pilot - 21 May 2019
Support a Young Person and Develop Key Professional Skills with MCR Pathways - 10 May 2019
MCR Pathways Shortlisted Charity Awards 2019, the most prestigious award in Charity Sector - 9 May 2019
Glasgow mentoring charity MCR Pathways in line for top award - 8 May 2019
Glasgow pupils help tackle loneliness at Bield Retirement Development - 8 May 2019
Guest Blog: Civil Service Local – Supporting Young People in Scotland - 5 April 2019
MCR Mentors Make a Difference – William Wilson - 4 April 2019
South Lanarkshire View – Pioneering school mentoring programme launched - 26 March 2019
Why I volunteer: Think you couldn’t be a mentor? All it takes is listening - 23 March 2019
Pupils hail new MCR Pathways mentoring project - 18 March 2019
Dumbarton pupils to receive crucial mentoring - 13 March 2019
Mentors needed to support young people in North Ayrshire - 9 March 2019
Evening Express – First 100 MCR Mentors Sign up in North East - 9 March 2019
North-East mentoring programme hits milestone as 100 mentors sign up - 22 February 2019
Mentoring charity MCR Pathways to help 1000 more disadvantaged young Scots over next 18 months - 8 February 2019
MCR Launch New Campaign for 2019 - 7 February 2019
MCR Pathways launches new campaign The Ripple Effect - 7 February 2019
Blake Envelopes Supports MCR Pathways - 5 February 2019
MCR Founder & Strathclyde Business grad Iain MacRitchie named AACSB Class of 2019 Influential Leader - 5 February 2019
The Robertson Trust – What’s new in our Scholarship work - 31 January 2019
New Year – Help MCR reach 2000 people - 7 January 2019
Our Mentors Make the Difference – Meet Linsey Younger, Insider Dec 2018 - 12 December 2018
MCR Pathways says thank you for top award - 30 November 2018
Glasgow’s education bosses make mental health in schools pledge - 22 November 2018
Woodside Free Press – Featuring MCR Pathways - 16 November 2018
Scottish Mentoring Network National Event & Recognition Awards 2018 Event Round Up - 16 November 2018
Fostering in Scotland – Special Edition, written and lead by young people, Fostering Network - 1 November 2018
Mentoring Matters to the Council Family, Insider Nov 2018 - 1 November 2018
Improving attainment for looked after children - 5 October 2018
Supporting MCR Pathways New National Advisory Board, Insider Oct 2018 - 1 October 2018
MCR Young People Visit Council Workplaces, Insider Sept 2018 - 1 September 2018
Glasgow’s business community rallies to support city’s youth through mentoring charity - 24 August 2018
MCR Pathways to have new businesses advisory panel - 18 August 2018
Business Leaders sign up to support MCR Pathways - 17 August 2018
Liam Murray: ‘How a school mentor and a picture frame changed my life’ - 4 August 2018
Mentoring charity helps Glasgow care-experienced youngsters in record numbers - 2 July 2018
Our Mentors are Making a Difference, Insider July & Aug 2018 - 1 July 2018
Mentors help pupils in Care - 21 June 2018
MCR Pathways annual report shows impressive results - 21 June 2018
Glasgow City Council – MCR Impact Report 2018 - 21 June 2018
Pupils to benefit from new mentoring scheme - 15 June 2018
Charity programme to support young people expands into north-east schools - 15 June 2018
MCR Pathways creates Academic Course with University of Strathclyde - 18 May 2018
University of Strathclyde Partners For New Leadership Course - 16 May 2018
Mentoring is Giving Voice to ‘Drowned-Out Dreams’ - 1 May 2018
Thank you Glasgow Family, Insider May 2018 - 1 May 2018
Charity’s mentor army will be deployed across Scotland - 20 April 2018
Pupil mentoring to go nationwide - 20 April 2018
MCR Pathways – the programme transforming the lives of disadvantaged children - 19 April 2018
Care experienced young people to tell their stories at Glasgow conference - 18 April 2018
Herald Scotland – How MCR Pathways helped change Billy McMillan’s life - 13 March 2018
Balancing Mentoring, Mentors Make a Difference, Insider March 2018 - 1 March 2018
STV Children’s Appeal Supports Mentor Programme & Glasgow Young People - 12 February 2018
Glasgow Live: Pioneering Glasgow school mentoring programme to embark on national expansion - 6 February 2018
Lorraine Strang Mentors Make a Difference, Insider Feb 2018 - 1 February 2018
General Teaching Council Shares MCR’s Latest Progress - 25 January 2018
Glasgow Live: Charity calls on Glaswegians to help support disadvantaged youngsters - 12 January 2018
Glasgow City Council & MCR Pathways – A Pioneering Partnership One Year On, Insider Jan 2018 - 1 January 2018
Frances Ross – MCR Mentors Make a Difference, Insider Dec 2017 - 1 December 2017
The Times Scotland – Mentoring Can Transform The Lives of Young People - 30 November 2017
MCR Take Over City Chambers For Coveted St Mungo Award Celebration - 23 November 2017
BBC Timeline Features MCR Pathways Mentoring - 6 November 2017
Alan Hume – MCR Mentors Make the Difference, Insider Nov 2017 - 1 November 2017
Sutton Trust Reports Essential Life Skills As or More Important Than Qualifications - 13 October 2017
MCR Features in The Times #FutureOfScotland Project - 6 October 2017
Renee Rendall – MCR Pathways Coordinators Make a Difference, Insider Oct 2017 - 1 October 2017
Front Page Herald Coverage For MCR’s Expansion Announcement! - 29 September 2017
Craig Menzies – Mentors Make a Difference in GCC Insider Sept 2017 - 1 September 2017
Meet The Young People Behind Council’s MCR Impact Report - 14 July 2017
Council Report Shows Transformational Difference MCR Mentors Make! - 12 July 2017
20% of Business School Staff to Become MCR Mentors - 13 April 2017
Meet MCR’s Pioneering Partners! - 2 March 2017
MCR Ensures Glasgow’s Most Disadvantaged Close Attainment & Aspirations Gap - 20 February 2017
National Coverage for Council’s Landmark Announcement Supporting YGT Young People - 19 January 2017
Radio Clyde News covers GCC commitment for up to 10% of staff to become MCR Pathways mentors - 19 January 2017
YGT’s Plans For Exciting New Mentor Hub Announced - 12 January 2017
National Coverage for YGT’s Latest Partnership Announcement - 9 January 2017
YGT Founder Awarded For Changing Young Lives - 19 December 2016
Herald Recognition for YGT Cultural Tasters - 21 November 2016
Herald Coverage as Glasgow Artist Supports YGT - 12 November 2016
Major Milestone Reached as MCR Partners With Council - 23 August 2016
The Herald celebrates Glasgow Life and MCR Pathways’ Ground-Breaking Partnership! - 13 July 2016
The Herald Covers Glasgow’s Universities Coming Together To Support YGT - 2 June 2016
The Queen’s Speech - 20 May 2016
Mentoring project to expand to all Glasgow schools - 2 February 2016
Glasgow businessman awarded for his volunteer mentoring scheme - 7 January 2016
Mentoring Project Hits 500 - 16 February 2015
Strathclyde University joins MCR Pathways project - 9 February 2015
Mentoring is important for Glasgow businesses - 2 December 2014
City praised for helping disadvantaged achieve - 27 November 2014
Project sets new target to attract 500 mentors - 18 November 2014
Funding council staff give up time to aid pupils - 14 October 2014
Pathway to a better future is offered to pupils - 10 July 2014
Mentors send out a lifeline to youngsters facing scrapheap - 27 June 2014

School Stories

Inverurie Academy’s MCR Journey - 22 July 2019
St Roch’s Secondary School Story - 24 January 2019
Whitehill Secondary School Story - 24 January 2019

School Stories Video

What Schools Say – Lochend Community High Headteacher Shares Impact of Mentoring - 26 July 2019
Meet MCR’s Schools – St Roch’s - 24 January 2019
Meet Young Glasgow Talent Schools – Knightswood Secondary - 24 January 2019
What Schools Say – Knightswood Secondary talks MCR Pathways - 24 January 2019
What Schools Say – St Roch’s Secondary talks MCR Pathways - 24 May 2018

Shetland

MCR Pathways mentors needed for young people - 5 November 2020
New mentoring programme to launch at the Anderson - 10 March 2020

South Lanarkshire

Press Release | Partnership expands mentoring services to further South Lanarkshire secondary schools - 9 April 2025
Charity seeks large number of volunteers to mentor youngsters - 9 April 2021
#BeTheBridge – Remaining Positive Through Lockdown in South Lanarkshire - 19 March 2021
Julia’s Story: “One of the best experiences you’ll ever go through” - 31 March 2020
Guest Blog: Civil Service Local – Supporting Young People in Scotland - 5 April 2019
Become a Mentor In South Lanarkshire - 27 March 2019
South Lanarkshire View – Pioneering school mentoring programme launched - 26 March 2019
Why I volunteer: Think you couldn’t be a mentor? All it takes is listening - 23 March 2019
Mentoring charity MCR Pathways to help 1000 more disadvantaged young Scots over next 18 months - 8 February 2019
MCR Pathways launches new campaign The Ripple Effect - 7 February 2019
MCR Pathways Wins First National Award – Children & Young People Now - 30 November 2018
Mentoring Matters 2… Education, Attainment, Success and YOU - 14 September 2018
MCR Pathways Establishes New National Advisory Group to Help Drive Expansion - 17 August 2018

Talent Tasters

A Taste of the Future in Aberdeenshire - 14 April 2020
Inspiration in the Air – Talent Taster Season - 14 December 2018
Glasgow Council Family brings their Mentees to Work - 3 August 2018
Open Door – Uni Talent Tasters Introduce Young People to HE - 29 May 2018
Design Talent Taster at The Loft - 2 November 2016
Brand New Taster Opens Manufacturing to YGT - 31 October 2016
YGT Young People Get a Summer Taste of Strathclyde - 30 September 2016
A Taste of College Life at Kelvin - 16 September 2016
Weegie Heroes Return to School and Celebrate Exams Success! - 29 August 2016
Glasgow Life Takes YGT To The Home of The Warriors! - 22 August 2016
YGT mentors get Skills Development Scotland Training Support to help inspire their mentees to build successful career pathways - 13 July 2016
A Taste of the Riverside - 6 July 2016
Glasgow Life Takes Our Young People Behind The Scenes of Anastacia Gig - 24 May 2016
The Herald Hosts Its First Ever YGT Talent Taster - 5 May 2016

Uncategorized

Celebrating six years of mentoring success in South Lanarkshire - 10 April 2025
Celebrating 18 Years of Mentoring in Glasgow - 2 April 2025
Empowering young lives in partnership with Police Scotland - 25 March 2025
Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2025: Insights from the Parliamentary Events - 6 March 2025
Our Response to the Scottish Government’s Care Experience Definition Consultation - 30 January 2025
Meet Our New Trustees - 29 January 2025
Wheatley Group Partnership - 22 January 2025
Celebrating Successful Joint Careers Events During Scottish Careers Week - 16 December 2024
Scottish Government Post-Budget Statement - 16 December 2024
Scottish Government Pre-Budget Statement - 3 December 2024
Programme for Government MCR Pathways Response - 17 September 2024
My life-changing experience of mentoring a child through his Highers for him and me - 9 August 2024
MCR Pathways Response to Plan 24-30 - 22 July 2024
Meet our MCR North Team - 29 April 2024
Will you take on the MCR mentor challenge? - 6 February 2023
Hunter Foundation commits £7.5m to support educational and economic recovery - 9 June 2021
Helping 300 Young People to Get Online - 26 May 2020
Mentoring through a lockdown. The new normal. - 11 May 2020
Lee-Ann’s Story: North Ayrshire’s Super Volunteer - 8 July 2019
Meet our mentors in Aberdeenshire! - 10 June 2019
MCR Pathways Young Ambassadors Soar at the 2018 MCR National Conference - 24 January 2019
MCR – Scottish Mentoring Network’s Project of the Year! - 16 November 2018
Scottish Government support MCR going National at Young People led Conference - 20 April 2018
Egg-stra Egg-stra! – MCR on the Hunt for Mentors across Glasgow - 13 April 2018
Glasgow Live: Pioneering Glasgow school mentoring programme to embark on national expansion - 6 February 2018

Video

Share an hour to change a life in Fort William - 12 December 2022
Wick’s Young People Need You - 24 October 2022
Young People in Dingwall Need You - 17 October 2022
Alness and Invergordon Need More Mentors - 3 October 2022
MCR Pathways Lockdown Survey Coverage on STV 6 O’Clock News - 30 July 2020
Tutor a Young Person with MCR Pathways - 14 May 2019
Adele’s MCR Volunteer Story - 1 May 2019
MCR Pathways Talent Taster at Bees Nees - 24 January 2019

Volunteer

Mentor Recruitment Goes Live… - 7 September 2020
Meet MCR’s Amazing Volunteers! - 6 June 2019
Volunteer Week: Mentoring a Young Person in Scotland - 3 June 2019
Tutor a Young Person with MCR Pathways - 14 May 2019
Guest Blog – Jack’s MCR Volunteering Experience - 1 May 2019
Why I volunteer: Think you couldn’t be a mentor? All it takes is listening - 23 March 2019
Young People Shout Outs: The MCR Interns - 4 September 2018

West Dunbartonshire

#BeTheBridge – Reaching out to Bring a Young Person Out of Their Shell - 17 December 2020
Penny’s Story: “It’s the most enthralling thing you’ll ever do!” - 16 October 2020
Re-imagine Yourself as a Life Changing Mentor - 30 September 2020
Vulnerable pupils receive extra support with mentor programme - 22 June 2020
YDT Blog – Living in the Now and Planning for the Future - 5 March 2020
Why I volunteer: Think you couldn’t be a mentor? All it takes is listening - 23 March 2019
Pupils hail new MCR Pathways mentoring project - 18 March 2019
Dumbarton pupils to receive crucial mentoring - 13 March 2019
Mentoring charity MCR Pathways to help 1000 more disadvantaged young Scots over next 18 months - 8 February 2019
MCR Pathways launches new campaign The Ripple Effect - 7 February 2019
MCR Pathways Establishes New National Advisory Group to Help Drive Expansion - 17 August 2018

Young Glasgow Talent

Katie’s Story: Exploring a future in health care - 11 March 2021
Martim’s* Story: Building the confidence to ask for help - 11 March 2021
Young Carers Action Day: Philip’s* Story - 10 March 2021
Robert’s* Story: Planting the seeds of success - 10 March 2021
Megan’s story: From shyness to the spotlight - 23 February 2021
Volunteer mentors take it to the bridge to help young people - 3 February 2021
Mentoring to be permanent part of Glasgow’s secondary schools - 17 February 2020
YST Ambassador Liam’s Work Experience - 11 June 2019
Eastbank Academy pupil Hayley has a new path in life – thanks to supportive mentor Louise - 6 June 2019
MCR Pathways – working together to tackle mental health - 5 June 2019
Working with the City – Michaela Secures Job Through MCR Employability Pilot - 21 May 2019
Tutor a Young Person with MCR Pathways - 14 May 2019
YST’s Liam shares Debby’s mentor story - 13 May 2019
Meet The Volunteer Mentors Behind GCC’s MCR Impact Report - 14 July 2017
Meet The Young People Behind Council’s MCR Impact Report - 14 July 2017
Council Report Shows Transformational Difference MCR Mentors Make! - 12 July 2017
International Brand Ambassador Kicks Off MCR’s #VolunteersWeek - 29 May 2017
Children Panel’s Support for MCR - 11 May 2017
Meet Helen – Who Offers Her Young Person a Vital Helping Hand! - 21 April 2017
The Future’s Bright for MCR’s Stephanie! - 20 April 2017
20% of Business School Staff to Become MCR Mentors - 13 April 2017
Incredible SSE Commitment Made to YGT Young People - 28 March 2017
World of Art Opened to YGT Young People - 15 March 2017
Meet MCR’s Pioneering Partners! - 2 March 2017
Meet MCR’s Amazing Mentors! - 24 February 2017
MCR Ensures Glasgow’s Most Disadvantaged Close Attainment & Aspirations Gap - 20 February 2017
Re-engaging the City’s Disaffected Young People - 13 February 2017
YGT Young People Work to the Future at the Science Centre! - 10 February 2017
STV Appeal Offers a Helping Hand to YGT by MCR Pathways - 7 February 2017
National Coverage for Council’s Landmark Announcement Supporting YGT Young People - 19 January 2017
Radio Clyde News covers GCC commitment for up to 10% of staff to become MCR Pathways mentors - 19 January 2017
YGT’s Plans For Exciting New Mentor Hub Announced - 12 January 2017
Meet the Mentors Who Offer #HelpingHands - 20 December 2016
Glasgow Businesses Offer Their #HelpingHands to YGT - 15 December 2016
YGT Schools Support #HelpingHands - 4 December 2016
Glasgow’s Young People Benefit From #HelpingHands - 2 December 2016
Talent Tasters open doors to some amazing opportunities for YGT’s young people. - 29 November 2016
YGT Mentors Kick Off #HelpingHands Campaign - 25 November 2016
Support YGT’s #HelpingHands Campaign - 21 November 2016
Glasgow’s Young Talent Shines at Kelvingrove - 18 November 2016
Meet Incredible YGT Mentor Jennifer - 10 November 2016
Read our November Newsletter Here! - 8 November 2016
Young Glasgow Talent Exhibition All Set for Kelvingrove! - 2 November 2016
Young YGT Hero Accelerates To Positive Pathway - 27 October 2016
YGT Hits Snow Camp For Summer! - 10 October 2016
Meet YGT’s Young Heroes! - 20 September 2016
Meet Our Weegie Hero…. Donna - 12 August 2016
Meet Our Weegie Hero, Liam! - 28 July 2016
A Taste of the Riverside - 6 July 2016
First University of Strathclyde Taster For YGT’s 2016 Young People A Success! - 29 June 2016
Meet Our Mentor – Morag Thomson! - 11 June 2016
Meet Our Mentor – Marjory Smith! - 11 June 2016
Meet Our Mentors – Carolyn O’Reilly and Evelyn Toma! - 10 June 2016
Meet Our Mentor – Rosanna Moore! - 10 June 2016
Meet Our Mentors – Anne, Sharon and Elizabeth! - 7 June 2016
Meet Our Mentors – Gordon Montgomery and Anne Stirling! - 6 June 2016
Meet Our Mentor – Alan MacDonald! - 4 June 2016
Meet Our Mentor – Robert Rennie! - 3 June 2016
Meet Our Mentor – Sarah Fisher! - 3 June 2016
Meet Our Mentor – Donna Martin! - 2 June 2016
Meet Our Mentor – Craig Menzies! - 1 June 2016
Meet Our Mentor – Claire Miller! - 1 June 2016
All of Glasgow’s Higher Education Institutions come together for Young Glasgow Talent - 26 May 2016
Meet Our Mentor – Mairi Damer! - 5 April 2016
Mentoring Project Hits 500 - 16 February 2015
Mentors helping youngsters find way along the right path - 14 March 2014

Young People Stories

#BeTheBridge – Remaining Positive Through Lockdown in South Lanarkshire - 19 March 2021
Katie’s Story: Exploring a future in health care - 11 March 2021
Martim’s* Story: Building the confidence to ask for help - 11 March 2021
Young Carers Action Day: Philip’s* Story - 10 March 2021
Robert’s* Story: Planting the seeds of success - 10 March 2021
Millie’s* Story: With Support Comes Confidence - 4 March 2021
Yao’s* Story: From Early Struggles to Living the Dream! - 4 March 2021
Daniel’s* Story: A Nudge in the Right Direction is All it Takes - 4 March 2021
Charlene’s* Story: A Helping Hand to Support an Incredible Person - 4 March 2021
Megan’s story: From shyness to the spotlight - 23 February 2021
#BeTheBridge – Looking Forward to the Future at Craigroyston - 17 December 2020
#BeTheBridge – Harvesting Future Plans in Huntly - 17 December 2020
#BeTheBridge – Reaching out to Bring a Young Person Out of Their Shell - 17 December 2020
Katie’s story: ‘Engineering’ success thanks to her mentor - 21 October 2020
Lee-Ann & Josh’s* Story: A Year of Growing Friendship - 24 March 2020
Danielle & Sarah’s Story: Building Foundations for Friendship - 20 January 2020
Samuel: From Mischief Maker to Apprentice - 15 July 2019
Kaitlyn: The road to nursing - 24 June 2019
Reni: From disengaged to the star of the show - 17 May 2019
Tamzin: Gaining the confidence to express herself - 9 May 2019
Jack: From unfocused to the road to college - 17 April 2019
Safa: A helping hand into university - 15 March 2019
Lucy: From homelessness to medical school - 27 February 2019
William: Finding his own ambitions - 12 February 2019
Scott: From uninspired to higher education - 24 January 2019
Tracy: Figuring out where she’s going - 24 January 2019
Alan & Patrick’s Story - 24 January 2019

Young People Stories Video

Fabio & Neil’s Story – Working Towards A Better Future - 13 November 2020
Jenny & Susanne’s Story – Always Having Someone to Rely On - 13 November 2020
Young Ambassador Animation – Brave; Not Broken - 26 June 2019
MCR Pathways Brave; Not Broken – National Conference 2019 - 26 June 2019
BBC Radio Scotland Interviews MCR Leavers & Uni Students about Mentoring - 19 June 2019
Sam’s MCR Mentoring Journey - 24 January 2019
Their Stories – Mentoring through MCR Pathways - 24 January 2019
Bridges That Transform - 24 January 2019
Mentoring Matters 2 - 24 January 2019

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